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Stroud Rugby Elects New 1st XV Captain

Stroud Rugby Elects New 1st XV Captain

Trevor Hodges20 Aug 2014 - 20:35
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Stroud Rugby is delighted to announce the election of Harry Foote as 1st XV Captain for the 2014-15 season.

Harry, whose father captained the club in the 1990s, said ‘I always watched my dad play from as far back as I can remember so, as soon as I could, I signed up Stroud,".

‘It was mainly my dad that got me involved in rugby. He gives me some great advice that I always take on board.’

The re-structuring and re-positioning of the coaching structure at Stroud Rugby is now complete and is bedding in prior to coming season.

Joining Head Coach, Sam Viggers, is club stalwart, Rupert Foote. Rupert takes on a new overarching Senior Squad Manager role, covering both the 1st XV and Nomads squads, whilst another long time servant of Stroud Rugby, Rob Davey, takes over from Rupert as the Nomads team manager.

Rupert said ‘we’re hoping for the senior squad to continue to grow, having attracted a number of new players during pre-season, all slotting into the team well’. He went on to say ‘we are looking at having a very strong Nomads team this season as competition for the first team is very healthy. Players will have to perform consistently to secure their places. It’s a great position to be in.’

Head Coach Sam Viggers added ‘We are looking to play mid-week development games where players will have the opportunity to play in invitational games and push for a place in the 1st XV’. Sam added ‘The team ethos is excellent after pre-season and a focus on consistent home and away performances has been drilled into the players from the start of July. We’re all now looking forward to the start of the league campaign.’

Stroud kicked off their pre-season warm-up with a 47-17 win over Gloucester 1 side, Old Richians, and play their final warm-up game away against Walcot Rugby on Saturday 30th August.

Photo: L-R Rob Davey, Harry Foote, Sam Viggers, Rupert Foote

Photo Courtesy of Stroud Rugby

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